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Title: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Tanjential on April 11, 2007, 03:18:13 PM
These tracks would be good on the radio as separate singles, but to fill a whole album with them is not my taste.

the production is good, but rarely makes me want to listen to the track again.

Ya Boy's flow is cool, and his voice is like a million other cats I've heard. I actually can't remember what his voice sounds like when I'm not listening to the record it's so immemorable. Lyrically he's a couple steps above a cat like Game but people swore up and down that he was Ras or Crooked or something compared to Game which just isn't so. Scodie Mac doesn't kill him per se on his own shit, but Roscoe outshines him. The obligatory E-40 spot is cool.

-T
Title: Re: My first thought after hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Lunatic on April 11, 2007, 03:19:55 PM
I see were your coming from, but I don't mind it. I doubt his major label debut will be like that

no doubt 1 of the dopest on the coast right now
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Tanjential on April 11, 2007, 04:21:06 PM
wrong thread

-T
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: SlickPants on April 11, 2007, 04:27:11 PM
the album was great... a party album.  flow and production were on point.  blows most major releases out of the water IMO.
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Tanjential on April 11, 2007, 04:28:12 PM
the album was great... a party album.  flow and production were on point.  blows most major releases out of the water IMO.

no arguments there.

-T
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Bones01 on April 11, 2007, 05:00:29 PM
I agree with you. I thought Chapter 1 the Rise was much better
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: C-clamp on April 11, 2007, 07:03:14 PM
Totally agree with tanj.........I like most of the songs individually, but as an album it's just too much, I find I can't listen to more than half the album, it's just too many party/street joints.

You wanna listen to a nice album tanj, go listen to the latest coup album - Pick a Bigger Weapon...........very tight album.
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: SmokinDro520 on April 11, 2007, 07:05:50 PM
I agree with you. I thought Chapter 1 the Rise was much better
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: rik on April 11, 2007, 07:24:13 PM
I like this album, I could listen to it the whole way through. I actually still listen to it. However I do believe "Chapter 1: The Rise" was better.
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: thisoneguy360 on April 11, 2007, 09:23:26 PM
I loved that album, Ya Boys flow is crazy
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: SlickPants on April 11, 2007, 10:16:46 PM
wow we must have very different tastes in beats... i liked the production and overall feel of rookie of the year a lot more than the rise.
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Tanjential on April 11, 2007, 10:46:26 PM
is the rise a mixtape or what?

-T
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: WestCoasta on April 12, 2007, 12:28:20 AM
These tracks would be good on the radio as separate singles, but to fill a whole album with them is not my taste.

the production is good, but rarely makes me want to listen to the track again.

Ya Boy's flow is cool, and his voice is like a million other cats I've heard. I actually can't remember what his voice sounds like when I'm not listening to the record it's so immemorable. Lyrically he's a couple steps above a cat like Game but people swore up and down that he was Ras or Crooked or something compared to Game which just isn't so. Scodie Mac doesn't kill him per se on his own shit, but Roscoe outshines him. The obligatory E-40 spot is cool.

-T

I agree with most of what you say

he's pretty good but you're right about the flow, lacking some presence

one of the problems with the album was that he did every hook basically

and Roscoe definitely killed him on that track

We So Cold, Wuts Good, The Hardest are the best tracks
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: XaNdEr on April 12, 2007, 12:37:51 AM
wow we must have very different tastes in beats... i liked the production and overall feel of rookie of the year a lot more than the rise.
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Cios on April 12, 2007, 05:43:40 AM
is the rise a mixtape or what?

-T

Shit u didnt heard it yet?
Ye its a mixtape, Ya Boy - Chapter 1: The Rise (Hosted by DJ Skee)

My favorites; Exactly, Cali, Still In The Hood
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: MR_JV on April 12, 2007, 06:48:56 AM
i loved rookie of the year. i still bump it now ya boys the future man
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: floatin_above_everything on April 12, 2007, 02:48:26 PM
I loved Rookie of the Year, production was very on point. I thought Ya Boy should have improved greatly on The Rise, but he's at the same level, if not better on ROTY than the Rise.

Almost every song would have made a good single, and that's why the many guest spots worked out so well. YB's verses can be pretty much the same, but he's a good rapper, just needs more structure behind his bars.
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Al Bundy on April 12, 2007, 02:49:30 PM
Ya Boy is very dope. Future of the Franchise mixtape was dope as hell too.
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: blunts40sbitches on April 12, 2007, 03:17:18 PM
he aint a great lyricist.....but i like the dudes swagger, hes cocky as a mothafucka haha
Title: Re: Thoughts upon hearing Ya Boy's Rookie of the Year in its entirety
Post by: Tanjential on April 12, 2007, 03:25:33 PM
he aint a great lyricist.....but i like the dudes swagger, hes cocky as a mothafucka haha

yeah....but to me that's a cop out, show me a rapper that isn't good at bragging/being cocky you know?

-T